Edit videos with Zed

Add Tella as a context server and edit videos from the agent.

Set up Tella in Zed

Add Tella from your terminal or config, then sign in in your browser. No Tella account yet? You can sign up when you sign in, with a 7-day free trial.

Full setup guide All agents

1
Add Tella to your Zed settings
Run zed: open settings file and add the tella entry. Leave out headers so Zed signs in with OAuth.
JSON
```
{
  "context_servers": {
    "tella": {
      "url": "https://api.tella.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```
2
Sign in to Tella
Zed asks you to authenticate. Sign in to Tella in your browser and pick a workspace. Settings → AI → MCP Servers shows whether Tella is connected.
3
Add Tella's editing skills (optional)
The skills teach your agent to read a video before editing it, pick the right tool, and check the result. They add workflows like removing mistakes, auto layouts and short clips.
Terminal
```
npx skills add tellahq/skills -g -a zed
```

Ask Zed to…

Zed reads the transcript and timeline, makes the edits with Tella's tools, and sends you a link.

Zedtella · api.tella.com/mcp

Remove the filler words and long pauses from my latest Tella video, then add zooms wherever I click.

tellalist_videos
tellaget_transcript
tellaremove_fillers
tellaremove_silences
tellagenerate_auto_zooms

Done. The filler words and long pauses are gone, and each click now zooms in. Here's the link to watch it.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, once you connect Tella. Zed can't edit a video file by itself, but with the Tella MCP server it can cut clips by transcript, remove filler words and silences, add zooms, layouts, captions and B-roll, export, and publish to YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook.

Add "tella": {"url": "https://api.tella.com/mcp"} under context_servers in Zed's settings file. With no Authorization header set, Zed asks you to sign in to Tella with OAuth.

No. You sign in to Tella in your browser with OAuth and pick a workspace, and the agent never sees your password. Use an API key only for scripts, CI, or a client that can't open a browser.

Zed works with your Tella permissions in the workspace you pick, and only edits videos you can edit. Most agents ask before running a tool that changes something, and you can disconnect Tella at any time.

The Tella MCP server is included on every plan, including the 7-day free trial with no credit card. Pro is $13 a month, billed annually. Auto Capture uses credits for each take.